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4 days ago November 22, 2021November 22, 2021decolonialatlas

Land Back: Returning U.S. Federal Lands to Tribal Sovereignty

2 weeks ago November 14, 2021November 24, 2021Decolonial Atlas

Voronoi Map of Federally Recognized Tribes

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021Decolonial Atlas

Indigenous Loanwords of Turtle Island

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021Decolonial Atlas

Update on Our Lawsuit

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021Decolonial Atlas

Who’s Responsible for Climate Refugees

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021decolonialatlas

Protestors – Know Your Police Beats

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021Decolonial Atlas

Turtle Island – Stolen Land

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021decolonialatlas

Canada’s Residential Schools: Who, When, and Where

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021decolonialatlas

The World’s Biggest Landlords

September 25, 2021September 25, 2021decolonialatlas

Migrant Deaths, 2014-2021

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Millions of dollars are being spent today on ads telling you to buy soon-to-be-trash (what an efficient and useful economic system!). May we offer this humble message: don't.⠀
Dogs were the first domesticated animal, likely originating from human-associated wolves, but their origin remains unclear. Scientists sequenced 27 ancient dog genomes from multiple locations. By analyzing these genomes, along with other ancient and modern dog genomes, they found that dogs likely arose once from a now-extinct wolf population. All dogs share a common ancestry distinct from present-day wolves, with limited gene flow from wolves since domestication but substantial dog-to-wolf gene flow. While the precise timing and location of domestication remain elusive, the results indicate that at least five major dog lineages had already diversified and spread worldwide by 11,000 years ago.
Today and everyday, we're thankful for the Indigenous elders and language keepers fighting to revitalize their languages which have survived 400 years of colonial suppression.
We're so grateful to Dr. Tenzin Mingyur Paldron (@ten2084) for educating us during his takeover last week. You can support that project and others like it at: pa tre on .com/community_education. You can also Venm0: Paldron, or Pay.pal: TenzinPaldron.
Wampanoags today remember the Pilgrims’ entry to their homeland as a day of deep mourning, rather than a moment of giving thanks. For 50 years after the Mayflower landed, the alliance was tested by colonial land expansion, the spread of disease, and the exploitation of resources on Wampanoag land. Then, tensions ignited into war. Known as King Philip’s War, the conflict devastated the Wampanoags and shifted the balance of power in favor of the colonizers. ⠀
Yes! Thank you @debhaalandnm
As Thanksgiving rolls around, there will no doubt be many land acknowledgments made across these stolen territories known as the “United States.” When these statements are comforting and self-congratulatory, they are not serving their purpose. What they usually lack is the uncomfortable recognition of what must come next – the restoration of Indigenous lands and tribal sovereignty. This isn’t an unrealistic fantasy. There are many ways to take restorative measures and give land back. While a small but growing number of private landowners have taken such steps in recent years, more pressure must be applied to the federal government as the body responsible for negotiating treaties with tribal nations, and which controls almost 30% of the U.S. landbase. Since 1976, nearly half of the Northern Territory of Australia has been returned to Aboriginal peoples. There is traction and precedent for #LandBack. We must be the generation to make it happen.
In 1958, Frank Herbert was talking with Howard Hansen from the Quileute tribe, whose lands were being destroying due to excessive logging. Hansen said white people were "gonna turn this whole planet into a wasteland, just like North Africa." That's where Herbert got the idea to write Dune.
This is an invitation for northern liberals to stop pretending racism only happens elsewhere and come fight against white supremacy with the rest of us.
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Hi! I’m Tenzin, a freelance community educator and the person behind today’s takeover. Tibet x DecolonialAtlas is a project I put together as a volunteer, after being invited to do a takeover. Swipe to learn more.
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